Gasolene-can.



E. OCONNOR.

GASOLENE CAN. APPLICATION FILED 1mm 16, 1910. RENEWED FEB. 23, 1911.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

EDWARD OCONNOR, or cHIcAeo, ILLINOIS.

GASOLENE-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

Application filed; June 16, 1910, Serial No. 567,248. Renewed February23, 1911. Serial No. 610,331.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD OCoNNon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful l1nprovements in Gasolene-Cans, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in gasolene cans adapted for use infilling automobile gasolene tanks, the object of the invention being theprovision of a can oft-his character which shall be so designed andconstructed as to automatically separate dirt or water from the gasoleneso that the same will not be poured into the tank.

A further object of my invention is to provide a gasolene can whichshall be simple of construction, inexpensive to manufacture, strong anddurable, and efficient in operation.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter fullydescribed and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawing in which the figure is a sectional elevation of myimproved can in its preferred form.

The preferred form of my invent-ion as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing comprises a can 1 having a hinged cover 2 which is closed afterthe can is filled with gasolene ready for pouring into the tank. An arm3 is provided on the cover 2, and the same is connected by means of arod 4: to the bell-crank 5, which in operation is connected by means ofa rod 6 to a stop-cock lever 7. The stop-cock 8 is adapted to open orclose the passage-way between the chamber 9 and tube 10, and when theoperative lever 7 thereof is in the position shown said passageway isopen, thus allowing gasolene containing sediment to flow freelytherethrough. The chamber 9 is covered by a conical-shaped diaphragm ortrap 11 having perforations 12 formed in the periphery thereof.

The operation is as follows: When the can is being filled with gasolenethe cover 2 is open and the stop-cock 8 closed, thus preventing puregasolene from flowing into the tube 10. After the can is filled thecover 2 is closed, which operation opens the stop cock 8. Amy solidmatter or water contained in the gasolene will settle and flow throughthe perforations 12 into the chamber 9 and through stop-cock 8 into tube10, which action will be rendered more certain when the can is tippedfor pouring the gasolene through the spout 13 into the tank. It isreadily seen that the impure gasolene in tube 10 will not escapetherefrom until all of the gasolene from the can has been poured intothe tank and the can tipped to a sufficient inclination to permitof'fiow through the small extension tube 14. The impure gasolene maythen be poured into any suitable receptacle.

WVhile I have shown what I deem to be the preferable form of my improvedgasolene tank can I do not wish to be limited thereto as there might bevarious changes made in the details of construction and arrangement ofparts described without departing from the spirit of my invention, andhence I desire to avail myself of such changes and alterations as fairlyfall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a can havinga spout and a hinged cover, of a longitudinally disposed tube arrangedat one side of the can and con nected with the bottom thereof, a valvein said tube, and means connecting said cover with said valve arrangedto close the valve when said cover is opened and to open the valve whenthe cover is closed, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, a can comprising a spout and ahinged cover, a longitudinal tube arranged at one side of the can and ofa length substantially co-extensive therewith, a passageway connectingthe lower end of said tube with the bottom of the can, a valvepermitting communication between said passage way and said tube, anoperating lever projecting from said valve, means connecting said leverwith said cover adapted to open said valve when said cover is closed andto close the valve when said cover is opened, and a trap in the bot tomof said can, substantially as described.

3. A can of the class described comprising a spout leading from one sidethereof, a longitudinal tube connected with the bottom of the can andarranged adjacent said spout,

a valve controlling the flow of liquid through said tube, a hinged coverlocated adjacent the center of the top of the can, a reduced extensionof said tube terminating adjacent said cover, an operating leverprojecting from said valve, an arm projecting upwardly from said cover,a bell-crank pivoted to the body of the can, a rod connecting said armwith said bell crank, a rod connecting said bell-crank with saidoperating lever, the arrangement being such that when said cover isclosed said valve will be open and when said cover is open said valvewill be closed, and a perforated diaphragm arranged above and adjacentthe bottom of the can, substantially as described.

4. A can of the class described comprising a spout projecting from oneside thereof, a longitudinal tube connected with the bottom of the canand arranged adj accnt said spout, a valve controlling the flow ofliquid through said tube, a hinged cover located adjacent the center ofthe top of the can, a reduced extension of said tube terminatingadjacent said cover, an operating lever projecting from said valve, anarm projecting upwardly from said cover, a bell-crank pivoted to thebody of the can, a rod connecting said arm with said bell-crank, a rodconnecting said bell-crank with said operating lever,

arranged above and adjacent the bottom of said can, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDYVARD OCONNOR.

Vitnesses JOSHUA R. H. Por'rs, JANET E. HOGAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

